Toolhead for machine tools



Pll 23, 1946. P. s. .JAcsKsoN` TOOL HEAD FOR MACHINE TOLS Filed Nov. I3, 1943 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 MWI I I l I I I l 1 I Nl/ENTOR. -Pa 5 dac/650m BY 2/ M April 23, 1946. P. S. JACKSON Toor. HEAD FOR MACHINE TooLs Filed Nov. 13, 1943 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENToR. A 29ml/ hc/550774 BY al Patented Apr. 23, 1946 ortica TOOLHEAD FOR MAC TOLS Application November 13, 1943, Serial No. 510,091

(ci. oo53 Claims.

More particularly, the invention relates to tool heads for pianers, slotters and other machine tools of this character, it being the general. object of the invention to provide a new and improved tool head construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool head arranged for sliding movement on a portion of the machine frame and having a reciprocable tool slide, together with a swivel base on said slide adjustable through 360 and a tool holder carried on said base. i

A more particular object is to provide a new and improved tool head embodying a tool holder arranged to carry forward and reverse cutting tools and means for actuating the tool holder to present said tools alternately in cutting position.

A further object is to provide a tool head embodying a reciprocable tool slide, a swivel base carried on said slide for adjustment angularly with respect thereto, and a reversible tool holder supported on said base, together with means for Vactuating said tool holder so as to present, alternateiy, forward and reverse cutting tools in cutting position.

Other objects will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view partly in vertical central section through a preferred form of the invention, illustrated in association with a horizontal rail on a planer.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation thereof, partly in section, along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig.`3 is a fragmentary plan View, partly in section, along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view, similar to Fig. 1.

to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular form and arrangement shown, it being contemplated that various modibut with the reversible tool holder shown in its I `right-hand end Aof Fig. 7 (with the tool 83 removed).

Although there is illustrated in 4the drawings, and herein describedin detail, a preferred form of the invention as applied to a planer rail, it is iications and alternative constructions may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

As shown in the'drawings, a preferred form of the invention is illustrated slidably mounted upon a cross rail Ill of a planer. The tool head comprises, generally, a support II slidably en- .gaging the rail l0, a swivel base I2 adjustable angularly on the support II, a tool slide i3 re ciprocably mounted on the swivel base i2, a rotatable base i4 adjustable angularly on the tool slide I3, a tool holder i5 swingably mounted on the rotatable base It, and a piston and cylinder device It connected to the tool holder I5 and operable to swing the tool holder from a position as shown in l'lig. l, wherein a cutting tool I1 is presented to cutting position, to the position shown in Fig. 4, wherein a cutting tool I8 is presented to cutting position. When the tool holder I5 is in the position shown in Fig'. 1 the rear surface 20 thereon abuts against the front surface 2l of the rotatable base It. When the tool holder is swung to the position shown in Fig. 4, portions of a front surface 22 on the tool holder abut against inclined surfaces 23 on adjustable clamp devices 24 which are secured to the rotatable base It. The piston and cylinder device includes a cylinderv 25, and a'piston 26 therein carried on a pistonrod 21 which extends forwardly from the cylinder and is connected to a cross bar 23 which is secured at its'opposite ends to arms 29 formed integrally on and extending upwardly from the tool holder I5.

The swivel base I2 may be adjusted throughout a 360 angle on the support II, and is arranged to be clamped in its adjusted position by means of bolt devices 30 extending through apertures in the base i2, and into an annular T- slot 3l in the support Il. A short shaft 32 is journaled in a hub 33 on the base I2, this hub being positioned in a bore 34 in the support I I so as to form a bearing for the swivel base. The shaft 32 is arranged to be driven by suitable means `from the feed traverse mechanism of .the machine, for example, in a manner such as disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 510,092, filed November 13, 1943. Such gearing may include beveled gears 35 and 36 and a splined shaft 37 carried on the rail I0. The other end of the shaft 32 carries a beveled gear 3B which meshes with a beveled gear 39 splined at 39' to a vertically extending feed screw 40 which is journaled on the tool slide I 3 by means of a bearing 4I carried on the lower end of the slide I3 and a bearing 42 carried on the upper end thereof. The screw 40 is in threaded engagement with a non-rotatable nut 40' secured to the base I2. Thus, when the shaft 32 is rotated, the feed screw 40 is actuated to move the slide I3 on the base I2. Manual operation of the slide I3 is permitted by means of a hand wheel 43 which is keyed to a short shaft 44 rotatably mounted on the upper endv of the slide I3 and carrying a beveled gear 45 which meshes with a beveled gear 43 keyed to the screw 40.

As illustrated most clearly in Fig. 3, the swivel base I2 has pairs of parallel ways 50 along opposite sides thereof on which the tool slide I3 is supported by means of adjustable angle gibs I and screw devices 52. The ways 59 extend parallel to the feed screw 40.

yThe rotatable base I4 has an integral hub 55 which engages in a bore 56 in the slide I3 in order to center the base on the slide. The base I4 is also adjustable throughout an angle of 360, and may be secured in any position of adjustment by means of a plurality of bolt and nut devices 51, the heads of which engage in an an.. nular T-slot 58 in the slide I3. base I4 also has formed integrally therewith, and projecting forwardly therefrom, a pair of laterally spaced brackets 60. Adjacent their upper ends these brackets carry tapered pivot pins 6I which extend inwardly therefrom into engagement with adjacent portions 62 of the tool holder I5. The pivot pins 6I have threaded portions 63 for receiving clamping nuts 64 to secure the parts in properly assembled relation. The pivot pins 5I permit the tool holder I5 to be swung relatively to the base I4. Generally, when the machine in which the tool head is embodied is operated to move a workpiece through a forward cutting stroke, the tool holder I5 is in the position shown in Figs, 1 to 3, wherein the rear surface 20 thereof abuts the adjacent forward surface 2| of the rotatable base I4. If the machine is set up to cut only in a. forward direction, the tool holder can swing in a clockwise direction, away from the position shown in Fig. 1, so that the tool I1 will not drag over the work during the return stroke.

If the machine is set up to cut during the return stroke of the work, the tool holder I5 is I5 by means of cross bars 1I and 12 and bolt devices 13. The heads of the bolts are slidably tted in T-slots 14 and 15, extending transversely of the tool holdenas shown in Figs. 2 and 5, so that the tool may be supported in various positions thereon.

The rotatable i In Figs. 1 and 8 there is illustrated a. modified form of tool comprising a rectangular shank 80 and a head 8l. The head has an inclined surface 82 against which a cutter 83 is held by means of a clamp 84 which is secured to the head by means of a screw device 85. The vertical position of the cutter 83 on the tool head may be adjusted by means of a screw device 8B extending through the head, the inner end of said screw device engaging a beveled surface 81 on the tool.

A second cutter 9U is positioned against a surface 9| on the head 3|, extending at an angle of approximately 15 to the surface 82. 'I'h'e surface 9i ls formed on a laterally adjustable member 92 which forms a portion of the head, and is serrated at 93 to match corresponding serrations 94 on the head. The member 92 is adjustable transversely by means ofv a headed screw device 95. The tool 90 is arranged to be held against the surface 9| by means of a clamp 96 which is secured to the head by means of a screw device 91.

Preferably, the portions of th'e tools engaging the inclined surfaces on the head 8l are serrated vertically, and the head is correspondingly serrated to insure proper positioning of the tools on the head. The screw device 86 enables the cutter 83 to be adjusted vertically with respect to the cutter 90 so that they will cut properly, and the laterally adjustable member 92 permits lateral adjustment of the cutter 9U with respect to th'e cutter 83 so as to position the tools relatively to each other in a horizontal or transverse direction. In the forms illustrated herein, the cutters of the tools are arranged at an angle of approximately 15 to each other to correspond with a swing of approximately 15 for which the tool K holder I5 is designed.

swung to the position shown in Fig. 4 so as to present the cutter I8 to cutting position. In order to support the tool holder I5 when in the cutting position shown in Fig. 4, the clamps 24 are provided. These are swingably mounted on the bracket portion of the base I4 by means of headed bolt devices 65, and are arranged to` be clamped in adjusted position by means of headed bolt devices 66 which pass through arcuate slots 61 in the clamps. When the clamps are in the position shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the angular rear surfaces 23 thereof are positioned to abut along the edges of the forward surface 22 of the tool holder I5, as shown in Fig. 4. This provides a rigid backing for the tool holder when in this position. When the machine is not set up for cutting during the return stroke of the work, the clamps 24 may be swung apart, as shown in Fig. 5, so 'as to permit the tool holder I5 to move freely therebetween.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6, the cutters I1 and I8 form a part of a tool having a rectangular shank 10 which is held in place on the tool holder It is apparent that the tool head disclosed herein is adapted to be adjusted in various ways to take care of a great variety of cutting operations. For example, the swivel/base I2 may be adjusted angularly upon the support II so that the tool slide I3 will be reciprocated along any diameter selected, passing through the axis of the shaft 32. In addition, the rotatable base I4 may be adjusted angularly on the tool slide I3 throughout 360 of movement, and can be positioned to direct the tools carried by the tool holder I5 in any selected directionextending radially of th'e hub 55. Furthermore, in the various positions of adjustment of the swivel base and/or rotatable base, the tool holder I5 may be provided with either a single cutting tool or a two-way cutting tool. A backing for the tool holder, when a single cutting tool is employed, is adequately furnished by the rotatable base. With the use of a two-way cutting tool, the clamps 24 may be secured in positions abutting the tool holder to limit its movement and back it up during a reverse cutting operation.

I claim as my invention: i

1. A tool head for planers and the like, comprising a support, a base swiveled th'ereon, a tool slide reciprocably mounted on said base. a tool holder pivotally mounted on said slide and adapted to carry one tool for cutting in one direction and another tool for /cutting in a reverse direction, a piston and cylinder device for shifting said tool holder between two operative positions, and abutaccessi' ed on said slide and adapted to carry one tool for cutting in one direction and another tool for cutting in a reverse direction, a piston and cylin. der device for shifting said tool holder between two operative positions, and abutment means for limiting the movement of the tool holderv by said piston and cylinder device to said operative positions and including means shiftable out of abutdrawn positions away from the tool holder. and

' means for shifting the tool holder from one positing position to permit further movement of the tool holder in one direction.

4. A tool head as defined in claim 3 having a rotatable base on the tool slide and carrying the tool holder.

5. A tool head comprising a support adapted to -be slidably mounted on a machine frame, a base swiveled thereon, a tool slide reciprocably mounted on said base, a rotatable base on said slide and carrying a pair oi laterally spaced outwardly extending brackets. a tool' holder, pivot means on said brackets engaging said tool holder to support it swingably between the brackets, and means for limiting the swinging movement of the tool holder in one direction comprising a.y pair of clamps adjustably secured to said brackets and movable from positions overlying the tool holder to withdrawn positions away from the tool holder.

6. A tool head comprising a supportadapted to be slidably mounted on a machine frame, a tool slide reciprocably mounted on said support, means on said slide forming a pair of laterally spaced brackets, a tool holder. pivot means on said brackets engaging said tool holder to support it swingably between the brackets, means for limiting the swinging movement of the tool holder in one direction comprising a pair of clamps adjustably secured to said brackets and movable from positions overlying the tool holder to withtion to another. l

'1. A tool head comprising a support adapted to.

b'e slidably mounted on a machine frame, a tool `slide reciprocably mounted on said support. a rotatable base on said slide and carrying a pair of laterally spaced brackets, a tool holder, pivot means on said bracket engaging said tool holder ...to support it swingabiy between the brackets,

means for limiting the swinging movement of the tool holder inopposite directions, and means for shifting the tool holder from one end of its swinging movement to the other.

8. A tool head comprising a support adaptedto be slidably mounted on a machine frame, a base swiveled thereon, a tool slide reciprocably mount--v ed onw'said base, a rotatable base on said slide adjustable through an angle of 360 thereon, means 'on said rotatable base and said slide cooperating to secure said base in any one of its adjusted positions on said slide and to support the rotatable base in such position on the slide, and a tool holder carried on said rotatable base.

9. A tool head comprisinga support adapted 1o. A tool head comprising a support adapted to be slidably mounted on a machine frame, a tool slide reciprocably mounted on said support, a rotatable base on said slide, a tool holder, pivot means on said rotatable base engaging said tool holder to support it swingably thereon, means for limiting the swinging movement of the tool holder in opposite directions, and means for shifting the' tool holder from one end of its swinging movement to the other. l

PAUL 8. JACKSON. 

